0932 - 0968
Abu Firas al-Hamdani Iraqi Poet
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First Name |
Abu
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Middle Name |
Firas
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Last Name |
Al-Hamdani
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Birthday |
30th November, 0931
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Birthplace |
probably Baghdad
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Died |
0968
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Place of Death |
Sadad (near Homs)
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Nationality |
Iraqi
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Occupation Text |
Governor, military leader and poet
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Occupation |
Poet
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Year(s) Active |
948–968
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Al-Harith ibn Abi’l-ʿAlaʾ Saʿid ibn Hamdan al-Taghlibi (932–968), better known by his nom de plume of Abu Firas al-Hamdani (Arabic: أبو فراس الحمداني), was an Arab prince and poet. He was a cousin of Sayf al-Dawla and a member of the Hamdanid dynasty, who were rulers in northern Syria and Upper Mesopotamia during the 10th century. He served Sayf al-Dawla as governor of Manbij as well as court poet, and was active in his cousin's wars against the Byzantine Empire. He was captured by the Byzantines in 959/962 and spent several years at their capital, Constantinople, where he composed his most famous work, the collection of poems titled al-Rūmiyyāt (الروميات). He was ransomed in 966, and was killed in 968, when he raised a revolt against his nephew Sa'd al-Dawla, Sayf al-Dawla's successor. He is considered among the greatest figures of classical Arabic poetry.
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